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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A gas leak at Marana Middle School caused students to temporarily shelter and bus operations to halt on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Marana Unified School District said a garbage truck accidentally damaged a gas line near the cafeteria, causing the leak. Students and staff were...

The Tucson Unified School District plans to hold roundtables to gather input from families and the public as it considers potential school closures. The district’s governing board approved the community engagement plan at its meeting on Tuesday. Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said he wants a packed house for each of..

Some restaurants serve dinner. Others serve a slice of a century, plated up with green corn tamales and a story that started when women rarely ran their own businesses. In downtown Tucson, there is a spot inside an old adobe home where meat still dries in the desert sun on the roof, and where families have kept the sam

This story was originally published by Tucson Spotlight, a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. A Pima County Superior Court judge has thrown out a fired University of Arizona employee’s retaliation claim against the Arizona Board of Regents,

A 38-year-old Tucson man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for beating a man with a metal rod as he walked home near the Pascua Yaqui Reservation last December, leaving the victim with a broken arm. Sonny Reyes Lozano, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, struck the victim approximately eight

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Two dogs died in a house fire near North First Avenue and East Prince Road in Tucson on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Tucson Fire Department said crews were called to the home in the 3400 block of North Los Altos Avenue around 1:30 p.m. One...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A former San Carlos Apache Police Officer has been indicted on two federal crimes: use of excessive force and falsification of another officer’s report. The Department of Justice said 29-year-old Jacob Christopher Slawson faces charges of deprivation of rights under color of law and...

Phoenix diners will need to fuel up their cars before heading to the new restaurant from a local power couple. Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin are the James Beard Award-nominated chefs and restaurateurs behind Tacos Chiwas, Cocina Chiwas and other popular Valley eateries. On Thursday, they will open their newest re

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Pima County Health Department is urging Southern Arizonans to learn the critical signs of an opioid overdose and how to save a life using Naloxone (commonly known by the brand name Narcan) ahead of a free public training event this Monday, August 31 .

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 108. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 82. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near...